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Draw a bird. Name ten things you’re looking forward to. Write about who or what or where is home to you... Scribbled Pleas is a book of lyrics by singer-songwriter Mia Stegner, filled with unique prompts designed to inspire creative expression and self-reflection. A storyteller at heart, author Mia Stegner views songwriting as an avenue to ask questions, seek answers, and ponder both personal and collective pieces of the human experience. Learn more at www.MiaStegner.com
“Turning eighteen is viewed as such a milestone, and this song is my attempt at exploring why. It’s a gentle, curious measurement of myself against where I think I should be, what I feel pressure to be, and who I want to be. I wrote it just after graduating from high school. I think it’s the only song on the album that includes explicit musings about my anxiety. It also touches on the idea that all throughout grade school, particularly elementary and middle, I felt like in any given moment I either had a lack or an excess of maturity that made me feel a little isolated from my peers, but I could never tell which it was. It’s also the first song on the album backed by virtual instruments. And random gardening noises because I guess I thought it’d be cool to leave those in.” -@MiaStegner on Instagram, 2/4/19
lyrics
I turned eighteen this May
I remember being seventeen like it was yesterday
I haven’t got my license, because I’m afraid of driving
But I can make a cookie in a mug - I’d call that thriving
From joy to tears, a lot can happen in a year
I turned eighteen this May
I remember being seventeen like it was yesterday
I’m unreasonably stressed about college and the future
I clench my jaw at night so hard I make marks in the mouth guard
That I got to keep my jaw in place and keep my teeth from grinding away
I turned eighteen this May
I remember being seventeen like it was yesterday
I’m unreasonably excited about college and the future
I just can’t wait to see what happens next for me and for the ones I love and for my country;
Despite challenges, oh change is on the way
I turned eighteen this May
I remember being seventeen like it was yesterday
I still don’t know how to be a grownup, but I’m learning, and I think I’ll be okay;
I’ll need some help along the way, but one day
I’ll learn to make my bed and set appointments, maybe even wear matching socks
Some days, my anxiety disorder makes me feel like I should be labeled “out of order.”
But I know I’m getting better every day;
I found hope in the dark that I’ve kept from slipping away
I turned eighteen this May
I remember being seventeen like it was yesterday
I already have a tattoo. Cigarettes don’t interest my throat
But maybe I’ll buy a lottery ticket, and baby I can’t wait to vote
Will I always be a kid, or have I been grown up since age nine?
I guess I can call myself an adult, I suppose that legally I’m mine
I turned eighteen this May
I turned eighteen this May
I turned eighteen this May
I turned eighteen this May
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